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1. The Divorce of the 'Pretty Little Cripple'

   A husband’s suit for divorce against his wife, whom he accused of erratic behavior and opium use, reveals a harrowing counter-claim of domestic abuse in 1893 Seattle.

   Dec 16, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

2. Mistaken Identity in Jury Bribery Case

   A juror accuses a prominent businessman of bribery, only to realize he had been talking to the man's former partner all along.

   Feb 5, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · True Crime

3. The Apple That Won the 'Nobel Prize' of Fruit

   An Yakima Valley export earns the prestigious Wilder Medal for its exceptional quality and durability.

   Dec 22, 1922White Bluffs SpokesmanToppenish, Yakima CountyStrange But True

4. The Girls' Camp at Whidbey Island

   A group of twenty young ladies establish a summer encampment in the wilderness of Whidbey Island, embracing the freedom of life away from the city.

   Jul 31, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWhidbey Island, Island CountyStrange But True

5. A Frontier Tragedy

   A man is accidentally killed in the wilderness near Kent, and the news is kept from his dying brother in San Francisco.

   Jul 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKent, King County

6. The Forgotten Pioneer Who Built Tacoma

   Job Carr arrived in a wilderness with an ox team and a dream of a railroad terminal, only to die with a broken heart as the city he staked rose up to push him aside.

   Aug 14, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOld Town, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

7. The Shadow Over the Graders' Camp

   Two workers in the Cascade wilderness are shot in cold blood by a pair of escaped convicts, fueling local fear and resentment.

   Jul 29, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCascade, King CountyTrue Crime

8. From Wilderness to Metropolis in Thirty Years

   A look back at the founding of Seattle, the Indian War of 1856, and the industrial boom that turned a 'pigmy sawmill' into a burgeoning city.

   Sep 15, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

9. The Butter Sculptor of Snohomish

   How a farmer's wife from the Arkansas wilderness used humble tools to carve her way into the art world.

   Apr 10, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyLocal Legends

10. Forging a Frontier Living

    A glimpse into the daily trade of a local blacksmith in 19th-century Snohomish, serving the loggers and farmers who carved the town from the wilderness.

    Oct 20, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

11. The Disappearance of the Traveling Minister

    A Presbyterian preacher sets out from Seattle for the wilderness outposts of Acme and Nooksack and vanishes without a trace.

    Jul 27, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAcme, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

12. The 'Pepper Box' Mill in the Wilderness

    While critics claimed opportunity for the working man was dead, four shingle weavers built a successful, portable mill in the Everett outskirts.

    Apr 1, 1909The Labor JournalEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

13. The Boomtown Blueprint: Spokane's Rapid Rise

    A vivid 1889 account of how an empty wilderness became a bustling metropolis, and the speculative fever that drove early Seattle-era pioneers to transform Washington's landscape.

    Aug 30, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSpokane River Falls, Spokane, Spokane CountyBoom & Bust

14. The Tragedy of a Sailor’s Train-Hopping Gamble

    A penniless traveler, desperate to reach San Francisco, attempts to ride a moving freight train through the Washington wilderness—with fatal consequences.

    Jun 27, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

15. The Iron Road Blasts Through the Cascades

    A traveler describes the relentless, army-like advance of the Great Northern Railway as it carves a path of dynamite and steam through the rugged Skykomish River wilderness.

    Apr 21, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSultan, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

16. The Great Snoqualmie Adventure: A Victorian Weekend Outing

    A group of Seattle elites and their spirited guide, 'Mac,' trek into the wilderness to discover if the legends of Snoqualmie Falls and the local fishing are truly as grand as promised.

    Jun 3, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie, King CountyStrange But True

17. A Frontier Expedition to the Snoqualmie

    A military detachment treks into the rugged wilderness near Snoqualmie to rescue travelers stranded by heavy snow.

    Apr 24, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie River, Snoqualmie, King CountyDisasters

18. The Eagle Escapes the Hotel Yakima

    A captive eagle, purchased from a local youth, picks its own lock and escapes back into the wilderness.

    Dec 24, 1891The Yakima HeraldHotel Yakima, Yakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

19. The Unseen Women of Walla Walla's 'Pike's Creek' Camp

    A rare glimpse into the labor and living conditions of the women supporting the work crews in the frontier wilderness of Washington Territory.

    Aug 19, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

20. A Daughter’s Farewell in the Wilderness

    When no minister could be found in the remote reaches of the Hood Canal, a grieving daughter stepped into the pulpit to deliver the final rites for her father.

    Mar 20, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHazel Point, Hoodsport, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

21. An Ordeal in the Quinault Wilderness

    A father's desperate, eighteen-mile trek through the night to secure medical aid for his son.

    May 21, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterAberdeen, Grays Harbor County

22. The $4,800 School Lot in the Wilderness

    Seattle taxpayers cry foul as school directors eye block 14, Central Seattle—land with no families within half a mile and a price twice what similar property fetched.

    Aug 3, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

23. The Columbia River’s Wildest Visitor

    A young boy in White Bluffs learns the hard way that the wilderness is closer than it looks.

    Jul 21, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

24. The Snohomish Hotel: A Hub for Loggers and Travelers

    An 1870s advertisement captures the life of a frontier hostelry, promising 'first-class board' and the best liquor north of San Francisco for those taming the Pacific Northwest wilderness.

    Jun 19, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyHousing & Rent · Gone Forever

25. The Brutal Trail to the Stillaguamish

    A survey team mapping a new route through the wilderness describes a 80-hour stretch without water and the discovery of a 'white pine' frontier.

    Sep 1, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

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